Workout of the Week: The Recovery Run
The easiest days in your training schedule for running need to be taken as seriously as the most challenging workouts.

The easiest days in your training schedule for running need to be taken as seriously as the most challenging workouts.
One-mile repeats are a bread-and-butter session for distance runners prepping to race 5K, the marathon, or anything in between. Every once in a while I like to mix up the intensity and recovery a bit to work on both stamina and speed while also keeping my athletes more engaged throughout the workout.
The 3-2-1 Sandwich is a speed workout that will help runners improve their finishing kick.
One-kilometer repeats are a pretty standard workout for many runners training for the mile all the way up to the marathon, and no matter how you slice ’em, they tend to make for a tough session.
Not every workout will leave you hunched over with your hands on your knees afterward—in fact, most of them shouldn’t—but every once in a while you just need to go out and make yourself as uncomfortable as possible.